Barony

# Barony with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

This combination of AMD's flagship mobile processor and NVIDIA's mainstream desktop GPU lands at rank 1763 out of 2935 tested combos in Barony, placing it in the 40th percentile of all system pairings. The data shows a system that is decidedly mid-pack for this roguelike title, with the CPU holding an elite 95th percentile ranking among all processors while the GPU sits at just the 61st percentile among all graphics cards. That gap between component tiers is the central tension in this pairing, and the measured frame rates across resolutions reveal exactly where the bottleneck shifts.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1763 out of 2935 tested combinations puts this system in the bottom half of the field, which initially seems surprising given the hardware involved. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 5 processor that ranks in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 4060 is a capable Ada Lovelace GPU that sits near the middle of the pack. The discrepancy between component percentiles and the final combo ranking suggests that Barony's performance ceiling is dictated more by the GPU than the CPU in most scenarios.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals provides context for its standing. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 posts an average benchmark score of 77740, which puts it 1.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX and 1.6% ahead of the AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P. It trails the Intel Core i9-14900K by 1.7% but leads the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX by 2%. These are tight margins at the top of the CPU hierarchy, confirming that the processor is not the limiting factor in this combo.

The GPU tells a different story. The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 17639 places it 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7790, 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 780M, 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 560, and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 460. These rivals are a mix of older discrete GPUs and integrated graphics, which suggests the RTX 4060 is competing in a crowded mid-range space where tiny score differences separate products. The GPU's 61st percentile ranking reflects this reality.

The system's overall position in Barony specifically — rank 1763 out of 2935 — indicates that while the CPU is exceptional, the GPU's mid-tier status drags the combined performance down. For a game with roguelike mechanics that likely scale well across hardware, this pairing delivers competent but not outstanding results.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems in Barony?

A: The combination ranks 1763rd out of 2935 tested combos, placing it in the lower half of all pairings tested for this game.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the stronger component in this pairing?

A: The CPU is substantially stronger, ranking in the 95th percentile of all processors with an average benchmark score of 77740, while the GPU ranks in the 61st percentile with an average score of 17639.

Q: What is the best frame rate this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 303 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate across all tested configurations.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is 1.6% ahead of the Threadripper PRO 9945WX and EPYC Embedded 8224P, 1.7% behind the Core i9-14900K, and 2% ahead of the Ryzen 9 8945HX.

Q: What is the lowest frame rate recorded in the data?

A: The lowest average FPS is 46 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is the most demanding configuration tested.

Q: Does the GPU outperform or underperform its direct competitors?

A: The RTX 4060 is nearly tied with its closest rivals, sitting 0.2% behind the Radeon HD 7790 and 0.3% ahead of the Radeon 780M, with margins of 0.5% and 0.7% over the Radeon Pro 560 and Pro 460 respectively.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates reveal a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the system delivers 193 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops performance to 122 FPS, a reduction of 71 FPS or roughly 37%. At 3840x2160 High, the system manages 64 FPS, which is 129 FPS below the 1080p result — a 67% drop from the baseline.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is particularly steep. At 2560x1440 High, the system achieves 122 FPS, but 3840x2160 High yields only 64 FPS, cutting performance nearly in half. This pattern holds across all settings presets. The Low settings show the same trend: 303 FPS at 1080p, 191 FPS at 1440p, and 100 FPS at 4K. Each resolution step roughly halves or more than halves the pixel count, and the frame rate follows suit, indicating the GPU is the primary constraint.

The CPU's capability is evident in the fact that even at 4K Low, the system still produces 100 FPS. A weaker processor would likely bottleneck before reaching such high frame rates at lower resolutions. The 303 FPS result at 1080p Low suggests the CPU can feed frames far beyond what most displays can show, but the GPU begins to struggle as pixel counts climb. The 4K Ultra result of 46 FPS highlights the GPU's limits, as the RTX 4060's 8 GB of VRAM and 128-bit memory bus become increasingly stressed at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its peak performance range. Low settings produce 303 FPS average, Medium delivers 225 FPS with a minimum of 191 and maximum of 259, High achieves 193 FPS, and Ultra settles at 139 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 164 FPS, showing that setting choices have a massive impact at this resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 191 FPS is higher than the Ultra preset's average of 139 FPS, which indicates that players sacrificing visual quality gain substantial headroom.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers compress but remain strong. Low settings yield 191 FPS, Medium produces 142 FPS with a range of 121 to 164, High delivers 122 FPS, and Ultra drops to 87 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 104 FPS at this resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 121 FPS still exceeds the Ultra average of 87 FPS, maintaining the pattern seen at 1080p where lower presets offer significantly smoother experiences.

At 3840x2160, performance becomes more demanding. Low settings still manage 100 FPS, Medium produces 74 FPS with a minimum of 63 and maximum of 85, High drops to 64 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 54 FPS, the smallest of any resolution tested. Notably, the Medium preset's minimum of 63 FPS is nearly identical to the High preset's average of 64 FPS, suggesting that at 4K, the differences between presets become less pronounced as the GPU approaches its limits.

The progression across resolutions at each setting follows a consistent pattern. Low goes from 303 to 191 to 100 FPS, Medium from 225 to 142 to 74 FPS, High from 193 to 122 to 64 FPS, and Ultra from 139 to 87 to 46 FPS. The consistent halving of performance from 1080p to 4K at each preset reinforces that the GPU is the dominant factor in determining final frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the AD107 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process, containing 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 2125 MHz with a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1830 MHz and boosts to 2460 MHz, with 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units distributed across its architecture.

The GPU's benchmark results place it firmly in the mid-range tier. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2302, Geekbench OpenCL score of 95057, and Vulkan score of 48643 all reflect a card that handles modern workloads competently without excelling. The Passmark G3D score of 19545 and GPU compute score of 9213 reinforce this positioning. The GPU's 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs aligns with its measured performance in Barony, where it delivers playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p but struggles to maintain high FPS at 4K.

The VRAM capacity of 8 GB becomes a relevant factor at higher resolutions. Barony's roguelike nature may not demand extreme texture budgets, but the 4K results show diminishing returns as resolution increases. The 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest by modern standards, and the data suggests this limits performance scaling at 4K where memory bandwidth becomes more critical. The GPU's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate provide the raw compute needed for the frame rates observed, but the memory subsystem appears to be the constraining factor at the highest resolution.

The RTX 4060's nearest rivals in benchmark scores — the Radeon HD 7790, Radeon 780M, Radeon Pro 560, and Radeon Pro 460 — are all older or lower-tier products, which indicates the 4060 occupies a crowded performance band. The tiny deltas of -0.2% to 0.7% between these GPUs mean that in real-world scenarios, the 4060's performance is essentially interchangeable with these competitors, making its mid-pack positioning in Barony predictable.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process. It operates at a base clock of 3.00 GHz and boosts to 5.10 GHz, with a 55 W TDP. The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 64 MB of shared L3 cache, totaling a substantial cache hierarchy. Memory support includes LPDDR5X across a quad-channel bus, delivering 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth with ECC support.

The CPU's benchmark results demonstrate its high-end positioning. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35314 and single-core score of 2044 place it among the top processors. Geekbench scores of 20992 multi-core and 2464 single-core confirm this. Passmark results show particular strengths in data compression with a score of 690650, floating point math at 128682, and integer math at 200665. The CPU's 95th percentile ranking among all processors reflects this strong performance profile.

In Barony, the CPU's role appears to be providing a solid foundation that never becomes the bottleneck. The 303 FPS result at 1080p Low demonstrates that the processor can handle the game's logic and physics at extremely high frame rates. The fact that frame rates drop consistently as resolution increases, while staying relatively high even at 4K Low (100 FPS), indicates the CPU is delivering frames faster than the GPU can render them across most configurations.

The CPU's nearest rivals — the Threadripper PRO 9945WX, EPYC Embedded 8224P, Core i9-14900K, and Ryzen 9 8945HX — are all high-end desktop or workstation processors, confirming that the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 competes at the top tier. Its 1.6% lead over the Threadripper and EPYC parts, 1.7% deficit to the Core i9, and 2% advantage over the Ryzen 9 show that this mobile processor trades blows with the best desktop chips. This CPU power is more than sufficient for Barony, meaning the system's overall rank is determined almost entirely by GPU capabilities.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset offers the best experience at each resolution. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver playable frame rates, but the differences are substantial. Low at 303 FPS and Medium at 225 FPS both far exceed display refresh rate capabilities, while High at 193 FPS and Ultra at 139 FPS remain excellent. The Medium preset's minimum of 191 FPS ensures consistent performance, making it the optimal choice for 1080p users who want visual quality without sacrificing smoothness. Ultra's 139 FPS average is still strong, but the 86 FPS gap between Medium and Ultra may not justify the visual improvement for most players.

At 2560x1440, the recommendation shifts toward High settings. High delivers 122 FPS average, which comfortably exceeds 60 FPS and approaches 120 Hz territory. Medium at 142 FPS offers additional headroom with a minimum of 121 FPS, making it the safest choice for competitive play. Ultra at 87 FPS remains playable but begins to approach the threshold where frame time consistency matters. Low at 191 FPS is excessive for most displays and sacrifices visual fidelity unnecessarily. For 1440p, Medium provides the best balance of visual quality and performance, with High as a strong alternative.

At 3840x2160, the choices become more constrained. Low at 100 FPS is the only preset that breaks the 100 FPS barrier, while Medium at 74 FPS and High at 64 FPS both provide smooth 60+ FPS experiences. Ultra at 46 FPS falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for a good experience. The Medium preset's minimum of 63 FPS ensures that even in demanding scenes, the game stays above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K. High's 64 FPS average is nearly identical to Medium's minimum, so Medium offers more consistent performance with only a modest visual trade-off.

Across all resolutions, the data suggests that Medium or High presets provide the best experience, with Ultra reserved for users who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate consistency. The gap between Low and Medium is generally smaller than the gap between High and Ultra, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional visual features carry a disproportionate performance cost. For players with high refresh rate displays at 1080p or 1440p, Medium offers the best combination of smoothness and visual quality, while 4K users should stick to Medium to maintain consistent 60+ FPS performance.